A survey reveals that employees in China say they are not engaged in their jobs. Judging by the survey data, many Chinese workplaces are black holes of misery and despair.
Only 6% of Chinese employees said they are "engaged" in their jobs, according to a global Gallup survey released this month. China's numbers equal the numbers out of war-weary（厭戰(zhàn)的） Iraq.
Workers across all income levels and industries were surveyed by Gallup in China, defined by Gallup to mean they were "psychologically committed to their jobs and likely to be making positive contributions to their organizations".
Out of 94 countries polled, only six countries scored lower rates of job engagement than China, including Tunisia, Israel and Syria. Unsurprisingly, 0% of Syrians admitted to being engaged at work.
In a related survey, China ranked near the bottom in a poll measuring job satisfaction among 22 Asian countries. Only 49% of Chinese respondents said they were happy in their jobs.
Part of the problem, I suspect, is that very few in China have the luxury to pursue a career that truly interests them.
Even university graduates often feel they have no choice but to choose the positions with the government or state-run enterprises, since those jobs are thought to be stable.
That makes those who are happy at work in China a rare find indeed.
小題1:What can we infer from Paragraph 4?
A．The people in Israel are not engaged in their jobs.
B．People in Syria are more engaged at work than the Chinese.
C．Most Chinese people are happy in work.
D．China ranked the top in the job engagement.
小題2:What is the meaning of the underlined word “l(fā)uxury” in Paragraph 6?
A．happinessB．dreamC．willingD．courage
小題3:According to the author, why most Chinese dislike their jobs?
A．Because they don’t take the jobs they really like
B．Because many Chinese workplaces are full of misery and despair.
C．Because they have no choice but to choose the stable jobs.
D．Because they are not psychologically committed to their jobs.
小題4:Which of the following jobs are the university graduates nowadays more likely to choose?
A．LawyersB．Civil Servants (公務(wù)員)
C．self-made menD．Doctors

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:B

試題分析：文章介紹一項調(diào)查結(jié)果，大多數(shù)中國人對工作不是很投入，原因可能是因為迫于生活的壓力，中國人往往選擇的職業(yè)不是自己真正感興趣的，所以不能全身心的投入。
小題1:推理題：從第四段的句子：Unsurprisingly, 0% of Syrians admitted to being engaged at work.可以推斷出敘利亞的人對工作不投入，選A。
小題2:猜詞題：這句話的意思是中國的學(xué)生很少有l(wèi)uxury去追求自己真正感興趣的工作的，下面一段說他們?yōu)榱朔�(wěn)定去做公務(wù)員，由此可以推斷出這里的luxury是“勇氣”的意思，選D
小題3:推理題：從倒數(shù)第三段的句子：Part of the problem, I suspect, is that very few in China have the luxury to pursue a career that truly interests them.可以推斷出很多中國人對工作不投入是因為他們對工作不感興趣，選A
小題4:推理題：從倒數(shù)第二段的句子：Even university graduates often feel they have no choice but to choose the positions with the government or state-run enterprises, since those jobs are thought to be stable.可知現(xiàn)在的大學(xué)畢業(yè)生更喜歡找穩(wěn)定的公務(wù)員的工作，選B。
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